5月16日
标 题：在不可能中仍然信实
经 节：耶和华观看基甸，说：“你靠着你这能力去从米甸人手里拯救以色列人，不是我差遣你去的吗？”（士师记六章14节）
在基甸的心中，胜过米甸人是不可能的事。他的看法完全正确。米甸人与其联军的军力，大大胜过软弱的以色列人。然而，在神告诉基甸要迎战米甸人时，胜利不再是遥不可及。
当耶稣命令祂自己那一小群跟随者，要使万民作耶稣的门徒（马太福音廿八：19），当时的环境是可能的吗？当然，耶稣说可行就必定可行！当耶稣告诉自己的门徒，要爱他们的敌人，祂的建议是否符合现实？当然，因为祂就是那位借着他们达到与神和好的神（哥林多后书五：19～20）。
你是否认为神的命令难以置信？你是否更改神的话语，好让自己能够合理地解释它？不要把神的大能打折扣，我们靠着神，凡事都能做（腓立比书四：13）。当神指定了一个任务，这个任务不再是不可行，相反地，它是绝对可行。当神赐下一个看似不可能完成的任务，惟一拦阻你达成任务的，是你的不顺服。当神开口时，你可能吓得半死！祂会带领你做些事，是靠你自己绝对做不到的。当你顺服祂的时候，祂会一步一步地带领你，直到得着胜利。你是如何回应那些看似不可能的任务？你是否把那些任务视为难以达成，于是将它们一笔勾消？还是你为了神的启示，立即调整生活，并且观看神如何因着你的顺服，达到祂的目标？神要在你的生活行出不可能的事。祂对你惟一的要求是顺服。
Faithful with the Impossible
Then the LORD turned to him and said, “Go in
this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites.
Have I not sent you?” (Judges 6:14)
In Gideon’s mind, victory over the Midianites was
an impossibility, and he was absolutely right! The Midianites, along with their
allies, overwhelmed the feeble Hebrews. Yet the moment God told Gideon to fight
them, victory was no longer an impossibility!
When Jesus commanded His small group of followers
to make disciples of all nations, was that possible_(Matt. 28:19)? Certainly,
if Jesus said it was! When Jesus told His disciples to love their enemies, was
He being realistic? Of course, because He was the One who would achieve
reconciliation through them (2 Cor. 5:19–20).
Do you treat commands like these as implausible? Do
you modify God’s word to find an interpretation that seems reasonable to you?
Don’t discount what is possible with God (Phil. 4:13). When God gives an
assignment, it is no longer an impossibility, but rather it is an absolute
certainty. When God gives you a seemingly impossible task, the only thing
preventing it from coming to pass is your disobedience. When God speaks, it can
scare you to death! He will lead you to do things that are absolutely impossible
in your own strength. But God will grant you victory, step by step, as you obey
Him. How do you respond to assignments that seem impossible? Do you write them
off as unattainable? Or do you immediately adjust your life to God’s
revelation, watching with anticipation to see how He will accomplish His
purposes through your obedience? God wants to do the impossible through your
life. All He requires is your obedience.
